Effect of sand sizes on the fluidization behavior in circular and rectangular columns

The effect of different sand sizes on the fluidization behavior in circular and rectangular columns was investigated. Three groups of sands with different mean diameters (Sand Sieve No. 10/20 (dpmean = 0.870 mm), Sand Sieve No. 20/30 (dpmean= 0.670 mm) and Sand Sieve No. 30/60 (dpmean= 0.340 mm) wer...

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Main Authors: Johari, Anwar, Taib, Mohamad Rozainee
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Language:English
Published: Faculty of Chemical and Natural Resources Engineering, UTM 2007
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author Johari, Anwar
Taib, Mohamad Rozainee
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Taib, Mohamad Rozainee
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description The effect of different sand sizes on the fluidization behavior in circular and rectangular columns was investigated. Three groups of sands with different mean diameters (Sand Sieve No. 10/20 (dpmean = 0.870 mm), Sand Sieve No. 20/30 (dpmean= 0.670 mm) and Sand Sieve No. 30/60 (dpmean= 0.340 mm) were used. The. experiment was conducted using circular and rectangular columns of same the cross-sectional area. The quality of fluidization was categorized into three flow regimes, namely laminar, turbulent and slugging flow. Results showed that large particle of group D (Sand Sieve No. 10/20) provided less resistance to the bed expansion due to its physical properties and the occurrence of slugs were more pronounced. Group D particles exhibited large bubbles compared to Group B particles of Sand Sieve No. 30/60. Particles of Group B showed good fluidization behavior. Fluidization quality was affected by the column size but it does not have any effect on the shape of columns being used.
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spelling utm-57562010-10-05T05:05:45Z http://eprints.utm.my/5756/ Effect of sand sizes on the fluidization behavior in circular and rectangular columns Johari, Anwar Taib, Mohamad Rozainee TP Chemical technology The effect of different sand sizes on the fluidization behavior in circular and rectangular columns was investigated. Three groups of sands with different mean diameters (Sand Sieve No. 10/20 (dpmean = 0.870 mm), Sand Sieve No. 20/30 (dpmean= 0.670 mm) and Sand Sieve No. 30/60 (dpmean= 0.340 mm) were used. The. experiment was conducted using circular and rectangular columns of same the cross-sectional area. The quality of fluidization was categorized into three flow regimes, namely laminar, turbulent and slugging flow. Results showed that large particle of group D (Sand Sieve No. 10/20) provided less resistance to the bed expansion due to its physical properties and the occurrence of slugs were more pronounced. Group D particles exhibited large bubbles compared to Group B particles of Sand Sieve No. 30/60. Particles of Group B showed good fluidization behavior. Fluidization quality was affected by the column size but it does not have any effect on the shape of columns being used. Faculty of Chemical and Natural Resources Engineering, UTM 2007-10 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/5756/1/AnwarJohari2007_EffectofSandSizesontheFluidization.pdf Johari, Anwar and Taib, Mohamad Rozainee (2007) Effect of sand sizes on the fluidization behavior in circular and rectangular columns. Journal of Chemical and Natural Resources Engineering, 2 . pp. 14-21. ISSN 1833-5255 http://www.fkkksa.utm.my/jcnre/images/Vol2/2anwarjoharifinalformateditted.pdf
spellingShingle TP Chemical technology
Johari, Anwar
Taib, Mohamad Rozainee
Effect of sand sizes on the fluidization behavior in circular and rectangular columns
title Effect of sand sizes on the fluidization behavior in circular and rectangular columns
title_full Effect of sand sizes on the fluidization behavior in circular and rectangular columns
title_fullStr Effect of sand sizes on the fluidization behavior in circular and rectangular columns
title_full_unstemmed Effect of sand sizes on the fluidization behavior in circular and rectangular columns
title_short Effect of sand sizes on the fluidization behavior in circular and rectangular columns
title_sort effect of sand sizes on the fluidization behavior in circular and rectangular columns
topic TP Chemical technology
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